2023 Media Freedom Violations Table Arrested/Charged/ Denied bail/ Detained Victim/Concerned Party Issue Date Editor of The Masvingo Mirror Garikai Mafirakureva 20 January 2023 Mafirakureva appeared in court on 20 January 2023 in Masvingo on charges of publishing or communicating false information prejudicial to the State. Assaulted/ Attacked/ Threatened 17 Victim/Concerned Party Issue Date The NewsHawks In a Tweet, one Tinoedza Zvimwe, threatened the NewsHawks with imprisonment for covering Al Jazeera’s documentary titled: Gold Mafia: Laundry Service. 29 March 2023 The NewsHawks National Social Security 06 June 2023 Authority boss Arthur Manase reported The NewsHawks to the Commissioner-General of Police Godwin Matanga to urgently deal with the journalists for allegedly defaming, cyberbullying, and harassing him.